藐视

藐視

miǎoshì

verb #9,759

Meanings

他藐视一切权威。

Tā miǎoshì yíqiè quánwēi.

He despises all authority.

不要藐视你的对手。

Bùyào miǎoshì nǐ de duìshǒu.

Don't look down on your opponent.

藐视法庭的行为会受到严厉处罚。

Miǎoshì fǎtíng de xíngwéi huì shòudào yánlì chǔfá.

Contempt of court will be severely punished.

usage

藐视法庭 (contempt of court) is a fixed legal term. In everyday speech, 看不起 is more common than 藐视 for 'to look down on'.

Formal/literary. Everyday equivalents: 看不起 (look down on), 瞧不起 (think little of).

藐 miǎo

视 shì